Brett
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3 Links I Love: Tarmac Delay Rule is Bad, Bag Fees are Too Low, 747s with 5 Engines
Today’s featured story: Tarmac Delay Policies: A Passenger-Centric Analysis – MIT/Dartmouth Surprise, surprise. It turns out that the tarmac delay rule has…
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Spirit’s Changes CEOs, Hopefully Not So It Can Push for a Merger
We had a little surprise to start the new year when Spirit announced that the architect of its low cost strategy, Ben…
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United Morphs Economy Plus Into More Than Just Extra Legroom
When I met with United management in Chicago two years ago, I was told that they were really excited about the potential…
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Legacy Airlines Missed a Golden Opportunity to Get People to Like the A La Carte Model, But They Blew It
Over the last decade, the definition of “coach” has changed a great deal in the US. Seats have become closer together and…
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Cranky on the Web: Holiday Wish List, 2016 Predictions
The AirwaysNews Aviation Holiday Wish List for 2016 – AirwaysNews I haven’t run Cranky on the Web in a couple of weeks,…
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Your Airline Industry Predictions for 2016
Happy New Year, everybody. Hopefully you’ve had a good holiday season so far, and now you’re ready for some football. (I’ll be…
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Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, American, Bombardier, Delta, Etihad, Frontier, JetBlue, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, UnitedReviewing Your 2015 Predictions
It’s a relatively new tradition here on the blog, but I like it. At the end of each year, I ask for…
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Topic of the Week: 2015 Flying Summary
It’s the end of the year, so let’s see how we all did. My total mileage was up thanks to the Japan…
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Airlines We Lost 2015
It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means. As we do every year, it’s time to look back…
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It’s the Little Things That Count (Tales From the Field)
It’s pretty rare that a post in this series ends up being a happy, feel-good story and I thought it was time…
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Book Flights Early If You Want to Take Advantage of Schedule Changes (And Show Airlines How Much You Hate Them)
You probably think you know the right time of day, day of week, time of year, etc in order to get the…
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Crawling Around the Newly-Certified Bombardier C-Series
The Bombardier C-Series just received certification in Canada last week, and testing is progressing nicely. The airplane passed through Long Beach recently,…